Today is Thursday, Oct. 21, the 295th day of 2004. There are 71 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Thursday, Oct. 21, the 295th day of 2004. There are 71 days left in the year. On this date in 1879, Thomas Edison invents a workable electric light at his lab in Menlo Park, N.J.
In 1797, the U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, also known as "Old Ironsides," is launched in Boston's harbor. In 1805, a British fleet commanded by Adm. Horatio Nelson defeats a French-Spanish fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar; Nelson, however, is killed. In 1944, during World War II, U.S. troops capture the German city of Aachen. In 1945, women in France are allowed to vote for the first time. In 1959, the Guggenheim Museum in New York opens to the public. In 1960, Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard M. Nixon clash in their fourth and final presidential debate. In 1964, the movie musical "My Fair Lady," starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison, has its world premiere at the Criterion Theater in New York. In 1966, more than 140 people, mostly children, are killed when a coal waste landslide engulfs a school and several houses in south Wales. In 1967, tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters march in Washington, D.C. In 1971, President Nixon nominates Lewis F. Powell and William H. Rehnquist to the U.S. Supreme Court.
October 21, 1979: Westminster College's mock political convention, the third oldest in the nation, will feature U.S. Sen. Mark O. Hatfield, R.-Ore., as its keynote speaker in 1980.
Two Mahoning Valley spring water companies, Wheeler Spring and Distilled Water of Youngstown and Howland Springs Water Co. of Howland, see growth in their sales as concerns increase over the safety of municipal water supplies. Some of Wheeler's newest customers live in the area of the Deerfield dump.
October 21, 1964: The body of former President Herbert Hoover lies in state in New York's St. Bartholomew Church as the nation mourns the passing of its 31st president.
The Youngstown Sheet & amp; Tube Co. reports a new record in earnings for the first nine months of 1964 and President A.S. Glossbrenner announces that the outlook for the remainder of the year is good.
October 21, 1954: The redness of their tomatoes couldn't match the redness of their faces after a gang of about 25 teenage Halloween pranksters pelted a nondescript sedan on old Rt. 422 with tomatoes and eggs. The car was an unmarked cruiser and the two troopers inside nabbed about a dozen of the youths.
George P. Finnegan, 64, of Poland, prominent insurance and civic leader, dies of injuries received when his car and a truck collided at Route 224 and 90.
Both Republican and Democratic party chairmen in Mahoning County deny reports that their parties received campaign money from Youngstown numbers operators.
October 21, 1929: Working all day, 390 members of the First Baptist Temple copy the Bible in longhand, completing their task in time for the 5,650 page manuscript to be carried to the altar during the 7 p.m. service.
Six Youngstown boys who are nabbed throwing fruit and rotten eggs at passing autos are sentenced to one day in juvenile detention during which they will each be required to drink a large dose of castor oil from a tin cup.
Stock prices gyrate wildly, with a general tendency toward lower levels in feverish trading on the New York Stock Exchange.